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Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received May 5.)
Section 1.
Copy No.
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(No. 50. Secret.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the period ending the
*22nd March, 1941, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, March 21, 1941. ^ ^
Enclosure.
Intelligence Summary No. 6 for the Period ending March 22, 1941.
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1 . The Shah and the Imperial Family.
(i) THE 15th March, being the 64th anniversary of the birthday of H.I.M.
the Shah, was celebrated throughout Iran.
In the morning the Shah received in audience at the Palais Marmar the
Cabinet, deputations from the Majlis, and general officers of the army, navy and
air force, who presented their congratulations. In the evening a banquet,
followed by a soiree, was given at the Gulistan Palace on the invitation of his
Excellency M. Ali Mansur, C.B.E., the Prime Minister, and Mme. Mansur. Their
Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess, as well as other members of
the Imperial Family, were present. All foreign military attaches were invited to
the dinner.
(ii) On Friday, the 21st March (Iranian New Year’s Day), at the Gulistan
Palace, from 0800 hours to midday, His Imperial Majesty the Shah, accompanied
by the Crown Prince, received the congratulations and good wishes of official
delegations, both civil and military, and also those of the Diplomatic Corps. The
doyen of the corps, his Excellency *Mohd Nowrouz Khan, the Afghan Ambassador,
read a short congratulatory address, to which the Shah replied.
2. Iranian Army.
(i) On the 8 th March, in accordance with article 55 of the Conscription Law,
an Imperial decree was issued calling up on the 4th April, 1941, conscripts of
Class 1300 (1922) for military service. This is the normal procedure (see
Intelligence Summary No. 5 (1940), paragraph 3 (ix)).
(ii) It is reported that the following new infantry regiments have been
formed :—
No. 40 at Resht.
No. 43 at Tabriz.
No. 44 at Ardebil.
No. 45 at Khurramabad.
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(iii) On the 2nd March the Protocol Department of the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs circularised all foreign diplomatic missions, requesting them not to send
invitations to officers of the Imperial army except on the occasions of national
festivals, since they (the officers) were often engaged on official duties.
(iv) Reference supplement to Intelligence Summary No. 3 (current). No. 9.
Sartip (Brigadier) Sadiq Koupal has been transferred to the Inspection
Department. . . . ^ . .
No. 6 . Sartip (Brigadier) Malik is now in charge of the Conscription
Department.
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